My best wishes for 2016. You are kindly invited to consider the
following training options, in case you%u2019d like to devote
some of your time to brief courses during the summer, especially
after your holidays. In all cases, a minimum high-intermediate
level is required. Placement exercises are available.

Do send your questions in case you need LEGAL TRANSLATIONS, or
any other courses, such as IELTS, ICFE (International Financial
Certificate), TOEFL, Conversation, Translation Lessons, etc. ILEC
lessons are also available.

I also look forward to seeing you all at the VI Latin American
Translation Conference, next April 22nd, as I%u2019ll be
lecturing on Legal English and the different approaches made by
language professionals and lawyers when taking Legal English
lessons. http://www.congresosctpcba.org.ar/index.html

- AN INTRODUCTION TO FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL and CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE IN THE US.
- THE STAGES OF CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION & A BRIEF
COMPARISON WITH THE ARGENTINE SYSTEM
- READING SAMPLE AND AUTHENTIC COMPLAINTS, ANSWERS TO COMPLAINT,
SUMMONS AND FURTHER PLEADINGS & COURT DOCUMENTS.
- BRIEF TRANSLATION EXERCISES and CASE STUDIES.
- WATCHING VIDEOS: RUNNAWAY JURY AND AUTHENTIC LECTURES.
- AN INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN THE
UK.RECENT REFORMS.

This course is addressed to those legal professionals who need to
acquire or improve their writing skills in a field-specific
environment. When lawyers draft contracts, they do not do it from
scratch, as they usually deal with templates and documents that
have already been drafted. Still, they have a labor-intensive
task that requires an understanding of legal documents, training
in reading and language expertise for their drafting tasks. How
can I structure a condition to make it more flexible? Is the verb
%u2018may%u2019 interchangeable with %u2018might%u2019? How can I
punctuate the contract to make it more communicative? These are
some of the questions and challenges that will be answered in
this course.
- Standards and Elements of Legal Writing: prepositions, dates,
punctuation, citations, some abbreviations.
- An introduction to Plain Language: avoiding wordiness and
ambiguity. Contracts: structure and interpretation.
- Typical commercial provisions and %u2018boilerplate%u2019 or
standardized clauses.
- Paraphrasing exercises: How would a lawyer put it when drafting
a contract clause?
- Drafting clauses: expressing conditions, limitations,
authorizations, drafting exemption clauses and other types of
clauses.
Dates: Mondays 6.30 30 to 8.30 pm
Venue: Uruguay 950. Tribunales. City of Buenos Aires
Starting date: February 22nd %u2013 March 14 th %u2013 8 hours of
study
Fee: ARS 900. Discounts for 2X1 enrollments. Material
provided.
Limited vacancies. Minimum level of English required: post
intermediate
Enrollment and queries at : 011 154185 4360 or
irrazabalcecilia@gmail.com
Read comments about courses at:
ar.linkedin.com/pub/cecilia-irrazabal/b/851/438/

AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LEGAL ENGLISH
This is a brief course for legal professionals and translators
who want to gain further insights into the language of lawyers
prevailing in the US. They will then be introduced to the
functioning of the American legal system, they will analyze
actual cases and go through the vocabulary of three important
areas of American Law. It may also serve as preparatory course
for those professionals who wish to continue their studies in an
American University
%uF0A7 The American Judicial System
%uF0A7 American Constitutional Law and its history (including
material from University of Pennsylvania)
%uF0A7 American Corporations and Business Ethics
%uF0A7 Torts and Personal Injury Law
Dates: Thuesdays 6.30 30 to 8.30 pm. Starting Date: February 2nd
%u2013 March 22nd
Venue: Uruguay 950. Tribunales. City of Buenos Aires. 16 hours of
study.
FEE: ARS 1800 for early payment (or two payments of ARS 900).
Discounts for 2 x1 enrolloments.
Read comments about courses at:
ar.linkedin.com/pub/cecilia-irrazabal/b/851/438/
Further details at: http://legalenglishupdate.obolog.com/